From software for building fault tolerance to massive mainframe-like systems, the server industry in the first half of 2014 was subjected to a barrage of new solutions for handling customer tasks ranging from the most mundane to the most sophisticated.

The acquisition of disaster recovery technology provider InMage is only one of several moves to find new ways to bring more data to Microsoft Azure as a prelude to offering customers more cloud services.

Avere says the new funding, expected to be the last before an IPO, will help get the word out about its technology which provides high-performance access to files on third-party arrays or on storage clouds.

Antonio Neri, senior vice president and general manager for HP Servers and HP Networking, spoke with CRN about the next step in an aggressive HP campaign in which it is calling out IBM's 'uncertain' x86 server future. Here are 10 reasons he says it's working.

When the deal for CA to sell its Arcserve data protection storage business to an equity firm closes, Arcserve will be a new profitable and channel-focused startup with huge customer and channel partner bases.

Gartner's first Magic Quadrant for Integrated Systems report lists nearly all the top converged infrastructure providers, but recent changes and the exclusion of the VSPEX reference architecture mean the list may already be getting old.

XChange Solution Provider 2015 is finally upon us and the timing couldn't be better. The premier channel event is happening March 1-3 in Dallas, bringing together 225 solution provider decision makers from across North America. CRN is at the event to provide news, analysis and a firsthand take from partners.